What is Zest for Life?

Zest for Life is both my lifestyle and my business! My name is Jo-Anne Hale and I'm known for offering a warm, encouraging and EFFECTIVE approach to exercise and movement that helps you to feel good about yourself and enjoy and enhance your body's capabilities, whatever your physical condition. I know, from my own history of health concerns, how difficult it can be to maintain fitness, mobility and even motivation to move when in pain. It was a combination of injury and illness that led me to retire from a desk-bound career to pursue a more holistic, body-focused way of life.

Originally I trained in Dance Movement Therapy and subsequently qualified as a chair-based exercise leader and Specialist Postural Stability Instructor, which has enabled me to offer safe and tailored exercise to people with a wide variety of health conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, bronchial disorders and arthritis. Since then I've been offering an inclusive, inspiring and effective experience of dance, exercise and movement around Gloucestershire, for over 15 years now. I'm an approved instructor under the local GP exercise referral programme for the over 50s and have helped people from all walks of life who want to enjoy better health, mobility and fitness in a way that respects each body's unique requirements.

I specialise in working with the less mobile, including people managing ongoing health issues, those with balance problems or who want a little inspiration or motivation to become more active. However you may be feeling, you too can take advantage of the Zest for Life approach to health and wellbeing, which never allows taking care of yourself to be experienced as a dull chore!

discover a new, enhanced perspective on life - simply by moving differently!

"We all really look forward to our class with Jo and appreciate how she makes it so much fun - every week there's something new and motivating to try!" Mary, organiser of Sit Fit at Hamlet Lodge, GloucesterFor more information, take a look at the classes and individual sessions Jo-Anne offers and contact her now to book your personalised individual session or join a class.